JOB TITLE: CHILDREN?S SUPPORT WORKER
RESPONSIBLE TO: Service Manager
LOCATION: Sonas locations across Dublin region
RESPONSIBLE FOR
* Providing services to children in all Sonas services, on a
one-to-one basis, in families and in a group setting.
* Ensuring best practice in the delivery of services to children in
the service.
* Ensuring the needs of clients and their children are central to
the work of the children?s service.
MAIN DUTIES
* To ensure that the needs of clients are central to the work of the
organisation.
* To work to all Sonas Domestic Violence Charity services practices
(quality standards), policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of
quality, effective and safe services.
* To adhere to Children?s First policies on child protection.
* To liaise with the Designated Liaison person in the implementation
of Sonas and Tusla policies on child protection
* To work as part of the Children & Young People?s Support
service, providing support services to children; one-to-one support,
work with mother and child, work with families and structured
activities with the children.
* To carry out needs assessments, risk assessments and develop
safety plans/ support plans to address needs using relevant Sonas
tools.
* To refer children to other services and accompany them, with their
mothers, to such services as required.
* To advocate for clients when appropriate and by agreement.
* To work closely with the Womens Support Worker and other team
members to ensure that women and children are provided with an
integrated domestic violence service.
* To ensure best practice in the delivery of children?s services.
* To work in consultation with mothers and provide them with
support, including referral to other services, as required.
* To provide a flexible childcare service to mothers to allow them
to meet with support workers and other services.
* To participate in the review and evaluation of the services for
children in Sonas services.
* To involve children in decision-making as appropriate to their age
and understanding.
* To assist in the management of the outdoor and indoor play
facilities and ensure they are maintained to a high standard and
adhere to health and safety policy.
* To keep informed of developments in the area of support work with
children and child protection including new methods of work, changes
in policy, legalisation, additional supports etc.
* To keep informed of developments in the area of domestic violence
including new methods of work, changes in policy, legalisation,
additional supports etc.
* To liaise effectively with statutory and voluntary agencies as
part of the delivery of the Sonas service.
* To ensure that the IT system is used for the accurate collection
of service data.
* To maintain all records and files according to the agreed_
_standard.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
_ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS_
* Third level Social Care, Youth Work, Early Childhood qualification,
to degree level (Level 7)
* Minimum of 3 years? experience working directly with children in
a social care setting to include a minimum of 2-year post
qualification experience.
* Ability to assess the support needs of children, parents, and
families.
* Ability to develop individual child support plans.
* Clear understanding and analysis of social justice, domestic abuse
and other gender-based forms of violence against women and the impacts
it has on women and children?s lives.
* Clear understanding of child welfare and protection issues and
structures.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to include IT.
* Demonstrated ability to use own initiative.
* Effective in working as part of team.
* Knowledgeable on children?s rights issues.
* Good understanding of the issues in relation to domestic or gender
based violence and the impact on children and young people.
* Maintains appropriate boundaries with service users.
* Full driving licence and access to car.
_DESIRABLE_
* Experience of working with women and children affected by domestic
abuse.
* Experience of working with Salesforce database
The above Job Description is a guide to the general range of duties,
is neither definitive nor restrictive, and will be subject to periodic
review.
_TO APPLY PLEASE ENSURE THAT A LETTER OF INTEREST AND A DETAILED CV IS
FORWARDED TO **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** NO LATER THAN THURSDAY 3
FEBRUARY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**._
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Type: Permanent
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Category: Others
